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Book SynopsisIn this groundbreaking book, Eduardo Duran - a psychologist working in Indian country - draws on his own clinical experience to provide guidance to counsellors working with Native Peoples and other vulnerable populations. This second edition includes an important new chapter devoted to working with veterans.
Trade ReviewOn the First Edition:
“Duran’s personal and engaging style captivates the reader as he or she catches a glimpse of what training with this master must be like.”- PsycCritiques
“[Translates] Western metaphor into indigenous ideas that make sense to Native People. Duran is one of our profession’s top contemporary authors… He invites us to walk through the doors of his books and we should do so.”-
Journal of Transpersonal PsychologyTable of Contents
- Contents
- Foreword Allen E. Ivey xi
- Acknowledgments xiii
- Introduction 1
- A Brief Look at Relevant Literature 4
- The Importance of Cultural Competence 7
- Previous Treatment and Research: Methods of Oppression 11
- 1. Wounding Seeking Wounding: The Psychology of Internalized Oppression 14
- Liberation Psychology Through Hybridism 14
- Intergenerational Trauma: The Soul Wound 17
- The Psychology of the Healer 22
- The Rape of Turtle Island 23
- Starting a New Narrative 28
- 2. Overpathologizing Original People 31
- Transference Toward Original People 32
- Diagnosis as a Naming Ceremony 33
- Therapists as Perpetrators of Historical Trauma 35
- Clinical Racism in Indian Country 37
- 3. The Healing/Therapeutic Circle 41
- In the Very Beginning 42
- The Healing Container 44
- The Identity of the Healer 45
- Initial Sessions 48
- 4. Historical Trauma: Treating the Soul Wound 50
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Case #1: Recognizing Violence as a Historical Inheritance 51
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Case #2: Working with the Feeling Function 57
- Conclusion 59
- 5. The Spirit of Alcohol: Treating Addiction 61
- Teachings on the Spirit of Alcohol 61
- Addiction as a Spiritual Disorder 63
- Alcoholic as a Name 65
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Case #3: Relating to the Spirit of Alcohol 67
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Case #4: Interpreting a Dream Within a Group Session 76
- Conclusion 78
- 6. Diagnosis: Treating Emotional Problems as Living Entities 80
- Visits by Depression and Anxiety 81
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Case #5: A Patient Visited by Depression and Anxiety 84
- Conclusion: Pain and the Spirit of Healing 111
- 7. “All Conditions Normal”: Working with Veterans 112
- Warrior Soul Wounding 114
- Injury Where Blood Doesn’t Flow 116
- Archetypal and Spiritual Understanding of Trauma 117
- “He Restores My Soul” (Psalm 23:3) 120
- Spirit of Suicide 120
- Restoring Balance Through Gift Offerings 124
- Don’t Waste Your Suffering 125
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Case Study 126
- Transitional Therapy 143
- Conclusion 145
- 8. Community Intervention 148
- Is Research the Answer? 149
- Liberation Research Through Community Story Sciencing 153
- Interventions with Indigenous Communities 158
- Addressing Religious Differences in Native Communities 162
- Healing the Land 164
- Conclusion: A Slow Process 166
- 9. Clinical Supervision 168
- A Sample of Supervisory Dialogue 169
- Conclusion 175
- 10. Before Completion 178
- References 183
- Index 187
- About the Author 193
